By Liz
We’re extremely serious about what we’re doing as we test and develop. At the same time, we have fun doing it.
I’m the assistant chief engineer. Instead of focusing on just one element of the car, I focus on much all of them. And that’s why our real-world driving is so extensive. We had a ride recently in which we got lost on a detour and ended up on dirt roads, testing off-pavement traction instead of what we were there to do. And it was really valuable. That’s not going to happen in a computer simulation.
On many of our rides, we put camouflage disguises on the cars. We’ve literally dodged spy photographers, who are trying to “catch” our cars and get the shots on the internet or newspapers. When I see those guys, it kind of begs the question: why not let people see a bit more of what we’re doing? That’s what’s going to happen here.
The new year is off to a good start. We just showed the 2008 Cadillac CTS for the first time at the North American International Auto Show. We have a ton of testing and development going on. We’re looking forward to sharing a bit more of it. We’ll include photos, maybe an occasional video and some stories from the road. Sometimes we’ll reach back and post stuff from the most important rides and tests we’ve done in past weeks and months. Other times, we’ll mix in posts about what we’re doing right at the moment.
In the process, maybe we’ll pass along a bit of the fun we have as a team driving Cadillacs. And maybe we’ll share some of the process, a look at stuff you probably can’t get in a car magazine.
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